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no low carb?
you answered my question on low carb diet. if you think thats a bad thing, then what do you suggest i try ?
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Hey ok, sry for not answering this right away been very busy at work. Anyway, the right way to do it is to eat balanced and to eat often. By balanced I mean all the macronutrients (carbs, protein and fats) in the right forms and quantities.
The idea behind each meal is to get a good portein source (skinless chicken/ turkey, lean beef, fish, cottage cheese, egg whites etc.), a good carb source (in moderate amounts e.g. a potato, 50g pasta, a piece of fruit, a slice of whole wheat bread, some oats, etc) and a small amount of a good fat source (olive oil, canola, nuts of all sorts- not salted, oily fish).
Ok hope you dont mind but I will just cut paste something I wrote for an identical question recently. Some of it will repeat what I just said, but it should be more organised:
"1. Eat 4-6 small meals every day evenly spaced every 3-4 hours or so. This is very important for your metabolism. Divide your calories more or less evenly between these meals, though eating a bit more before periods of activity and a bit less before periods of rest.
2. Eat balanced meals and drink lots of water
3. Avoid saturated fats and things that have sugar added (that takes care of most of the "crap" one eats). Note most of the "bad" fats come from animal products (fatty meats, cheeses, butter, etc). Read the labels.
4. Make sure you get enough protein. Base your meals around a good protein source like skinlees chicken/turkey, lean beef, cottage cheese, tuna etc. A meal could thus be 200g cottage cheese, an apple and a small handful of walnuts, or it might be 150g of skinless chicken breast, a salad made with a good oil and 50g of pasta. Breakfast could be a bowl of oats with skim milk and a couple of boiled egg whites. Note that the actual size of the portions should be determined by your calorie count.
Heres a calorie calculator. These things are never totally accurate in my opinion, but it will give you a good start.
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Aim to eat 500 calories less than you burn every day. So figure out your total, subtract 500 and then divide the remainder by 5 (or however many meals you have that day). You can get a feel for this by trial and error, but doing it mathematically can help at the beginning.
As for exercise, anything is good, however I think a combination of cardio and weights is best. When you do cardios like running, its best done in the morning before breakfast."
Mind you, its not neccessary to count calories, one can do it by trial and error, but it can be a good guide at the beginning.
Good luck to you.
Edit: Oh right, and most imporantly, dont look upon it as a diet. This is a sustainable lifestyle change. Therefore it should be gradual, and should allow the odd cheat day here and there.
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